Uploaded April 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
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This is an instrumental version of "All Along" by Plaid On Flannel without vocals. "All Along" is the fifth single from Plaid On Flannel's fifth full-length album Parkdale Fever. An 11-song album that can only be heard on CD. Not for streaming or downloading. But for the listening enjoyment of physical album ownership.
Personnel includes:
Nolan Randall - Guitars, Bass & Keyboards
Simon Miminis - Drums & Percussion
Produced by Hector Viola & Simon Miminis
Mixed by Josh Bowman @ Bowman Sound
Mastered by Harry Hess @ HBomb Mastering
Words and music by Nolan Randall
Ahead is an unknown fever, lurking in the after dark
Away from the mad receiver, fire flames without a spark
Running through the hollow tunnel, shadows barricade the light
Moving in an honest hustle, to a higher height
All along, the weight of the desire
On the break of dawn
All along, the ashes of the fire
On the day we’re gone
In the satellite of sorrow, in search of a better way
No need to deliver cargo, take some time to estimate
Chasing and investigating, how far should we draw the line?
Motivating to awaken, waiting for the time
All along, the weight of the desire
On the break of dawn (Break of dawn)
All along, the matters to acquire
On and on and on
All along, all that you are
The seven wonders from near into far
All along, far and away
Across the ocean, along the sea bay
All along, the weight of the desire
On the break of dawn (Break of dawn)
All along, the longing to go higher
On and on and on
© Copyright 2025 Plaid On Flannel
*Song Description By Noles*
I wrote "All Along" on January 29, 2019. But I refined some lyrics and chords for the song throughout 2019. At the time, I was collaborating with a local producer named Julian Durzi. He produced and played drums on the 2019 Plaid On Flannel single "Got No Time". We were recording a few other tunes too. And I was writing new material I thought we might record.
Some time in early 2019, I presented "All Along" to Julian. By playing and singing it on an acoustic guitar. The layout of the song was very close to what it ended up being on the album. But he didn't seem to like it that much. He thought it could be shorter. And a big part of our partnership was to record tunes we could both agree on. When it came to the vibe. I understood "All Along" wasn't Julian's thing, but I still felt like there was something there.
The lyrics for "All Along" were written with no particular direction. I was just writing words that sounded good to me. The first line was originally "Onward to the land of freedom". But that was changed to "Ahead is an unknown fever". I don't recall ever using the word "fever" in my lyrics before that. I didn't try to determine what the words meant. But the lyrics seemed to roll off the tongue well.
Parkdale Bandits was the name I wanted mine and Julian's production duo to be called. Because we were both from Parkdale. And I just love the word "Bandits". But we unfortunately had a falling out in the summer of 2019. And there were a few songs we were working on that ended up incomplete. Nevertheless, I decided to name POF's next album Parkdale Bandits. With a bunch of new material ready to go.
Recording for the Parkdale Bandits album began on September 9, 2019 with "All Along". I remember having trouble with this tune early on. Especially when it came to vocals. I spent months working on "All Along", as I was working a lot of gigs in audio-visual. Eventually it got to a point where I started working on another song called "Okay" on November 18, 2019. Finishing that one on January 16, 2020. Then I resumed working on "All Along", and it was completed on February 11, 2020.
The next month, the pandemic was announced. And I was out of work. Nobody saw it coming. And it became something we've never experienced before. I was in the midst of recording the next tune called "Priscilla". Which is a song about me being hospitalized in 2018. The first line in "All Along" that says "Ahead is an unknown fever" also blew my mind. As if it predicted Covid-19. That marked the point where I took a new direction in the album.
In the spring of 2020, I changed the album name to Parkdale Fever. And I decided to write all new tunes that could be conceptually congruent with the songs I had already recorded. Themed in pandemic poverty. Because of the time in history that it fell into. I felt obligated to write lyrics that reflected a modern society.
"All Along" was worked on again in the fall of 2021. New acoustic guitars as well as a new bass guitar. Simon Miminis recorded the drums for "All Along" in early 2022. The tune wasn't worked on again until the fall of 2024. When it was mixed by Josh. It was then mastered by Harry in early 2025, and released as a single on March 31, 2025. Over 5.5 years after the recording of the the song began.
#AlternativeRock #IndieRock #ProgressiveRock
💿 Get Parkdale Fever on CD 👉 plaidonflannelshop.com/products/parkdale-fever
This is an instrumental version of "All Along" by Plaid On Flannel without vocals. "All Along" is the fifth single from Plaid On Flannel's fifth full-length album Parkdale Fever. An 11-song album that can only be heard on CD. Not for streaming or downloading. But for the listening enjoyment of physical album ownership.
Personnel includes:
Nolan Randall - Guitars, Bass & Keyboards
Simon Miminis - Drums & Percussion
Produced by Hector Viola & Simon Miminis
Mixed by Josh Bowman @ Bowman Sound
Mastered by Harry Hess @ HBomb Mastering
Words and music by Nolan Randall
Ahead is an unknown fever, lurking in the after dark
Away from the mad receiver, fire flames without a spark
Running through the hollow tunnel, shadows barricade the light
Moving in an honest hustle, to a higher height
All along, the weight of the desire
On the break of dawn
All along, the ashes of the fire
On the day we’re gone
In the satellite of sorrow, in search of a better way
No need to deliver cargo, take some time to estimate
Chasing and investigating, how far should we draw the line?
Motivating to awaken, waiting for the time
All along, the weight of the desire
On the break of dawn (Break of dawn)
All along, the matters to acquire
On and on and on
All along, all that you are
The seven wonders from near into far
All along, far and away
Across the ocean, along the sea bay
All along, the weight of the desire
On the break of dawn (Break of dawn)
All along, the longing to go higher
On and on and on
© Copyright 2025 Plaid On Flannel
*Song Description By Noles*
I wrote "All Along" on January 29, 2019. But I refined some lyrics and chords for the song throughout 2019. At the time, I was collaborating with a local producer named Julian Durzi. He produced and played drums on the 2019 Plaid On Flannel single "Got No Time". We were recording a few other tunes too. And I was writing new material I thought we might record.
Some time in early 2019, I presented "All Along" to Julian. By playing and singing it on an acoustic guitar. The layout of the song was very close to what it ended up being on the album. But he didn't seem to like it that much. He thought it could be shorter. And a big part of our partnership was to record tunes we could both agree on. When it came to the vibe. I understood "All Along" wasn't Julian's thing, but I still felt like there was something there.
The lyrics for "All Along" were written with no particular direction. I was just writing words that sounded good to me. The first line was originally "Onward to the land of freedom". But that was changed to "Ahead is an unknown fever". I don't recall ever using the word "fever" in my lyrics before that. I didn't try to determine what the words meant. But the lyrics seemed to roll off the tongue well.
Parkdale Bandits was the name I wanted mine and Julian's production duo to be called. Because we were both from Parkdale. And I just love the word "Bandits". But we unfortunately had a falling out in the summer of 2019. And there were a few songs we were working on that ended up incomplete. Nevertheless, I decided to name POF's next album Parkdale Bandits. With a bunch of new material ready to go.
Recording for the Parkdale Bandits album began on September 9, 2019 with "All Along". I remember having trouble with this tune early on. Especially when it came to vocals. I spent months working on "All Along", as I was working a lot of gigs in audio-visual. Eventually it got to a point where I started working on another song called "Okay" on November 18, 2019. Finishing that one on January 16, 2020. Then I resumed working on "All Along", and it was completed on February 11, 2020.
The next month, the pandemic was announced. And I was out of work. Nobody saw it coming. And it became something we've never experienced before. I was in the midst of recording the next tune called "Priscilla". Which is a song about me being hospitalized in 2018. The first line in "All Along" that says "Ahead is an unknown fever" also blew my mind. As if it predicted Covid-19. That marked the point where I took a new direction in the album.
In the spring of 2020, I changed the album name to Parkdale Fever. And I decided to write all new tunes that could be conceptually congruent with the songs I had already recorded. Themed in pandemic poverty. Because of the time in history that it fell into. I felt obligated to write lyrics that reflected a modern society.
"All Along" was worked on again in the fall of 2021. New acoustic guitars as well as a new bass guitar. Simon Miminis recorded the drums for "All Along" in early 2022. The tune wasn't worked on again until the fall of 2024. When it was mixed by Josh. It was then mastered by Harry in early 2025, and released as a single on March 31, 2025. Over 5.5 years after the recording of the the song began.
#AlternativeRock #IndieRock #ProgressiveRock
